Lee J. Ames - Draw 50 Monsters: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Creeps, Superheroes, Demons, Dragons, Nerds, Ghouls, Giants, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Scary Creatures

Draw 50 Airplanes, Aircraft, and SpacecraftDraw 50 AliensDraw 50 Animal ToonsDraw 50 AnimalsDraw 50 AthletesDraw 50 Baby AnimalsDraw 50 BeastiesDraw 50 BirdsDraw 50 Boats, Ships, Trucks, and TrainsDraw 50 Buildings and Other StructuresDraw 50 Cars, Trucks, and MotorcyclesDraw 50 CatsDraw 50 Creepy CrawliesDraw 50 Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric AnimalsDraw 50 DogsDraw 50 Endangered AnimalsDraw 50 Famous CartoonsDraw 50 Flowers, Trees, and Other PlantsDraw 50 HorsesDraw 50 Magical CreaturesDraw 50 MonstersDraw 50 PeopleDraw 50 PrincessesDraw 50 Sharks, Whales, and Other Sea CreaturesDraw 50 VehiclesDraw the Draw 50 Way Copyright 1983 by Jocelyn S. Ames and Murray D. Zak Drawings of Frankenstein Bride of Frankenstein, and The Phantom of the Opera are based on stills courtesy of MCA Publishing Inc., a Division of MCA Inc. Stills copyright by Universal Pictures, a Division of Universal City Studios, Inc. Drawings of Darth Vader and Yoda are based on stills courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd. Darth Vader and Yoda are trademarks of Star Wars & 2012 Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Published in the United States by Watson-Guptill Publications, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc., New York, in 2012. WATSON-GUPTILL and the WG and Horse designs are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Doubleday, a division of Random House Inc., New York, in 1983.

The Library of Congress has cataloged the earlier edition as follows: Ames, Lee J.
Draw 50 monsters, creeps, superheroes, demons, nerds, dirts, ghouls, giants, vampires, zombies, and other curiosa / Lee J. Ames. 1st revised ed. p. cm.
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and to Walter, loved so well Thanks, Holly! Thanks, Tamara! Thanks to Doug Bergstreser for the idea.

A wild and wacky collection of monsters and other fantastic creatures awaits you in this book, and by following simple, step-by-step instructions, you can draw each and every one of them, from the Bride of Frankenstein to Sasquatch. Start by gathering your equipment.

You will need paper, medium and soft pencils, and a kneaded eraser (available at art supply stores). You may also wish to have on hand India ink, a fine brush or pen, and a compass. Next, pick the creature of your choice you need not start with the first illustration. As you begin, keep in mind that the first few steps the foundation of the drawing are the most important. The whole picture will be spoiled if they are not right. So, follow these steps very carefully, keeping the lines as light as possible.

So that they can be clearly seen, these lines are shown darker in this book than you should draw them. You can lighten your marks by gently pressing them with the kneaded eraser. Make sure step one is accurate before you go on to step two. To check your own accuracy, hold the work up to a mirror after a few steps. By reversing the image, the mirror gives you a new view of the drawing. If you havent done it quite right, you may notice that your drawing is out of proportion or off to one side.

You can reinforce the drawing by going over the completed final step with India ink and a fine brush or pen. When the ink has dried, gently remove the pencil lines with the kneaded eraser. Dont get discouraged if, at first, you find it difficult to duplicate the shapes pictured. Just keep at it, and in no time youll be able to make the pencil go just where you wish. Drawing, like any other skill, requires patience, practice, and perseverance. Remember, this book presents only one method of drawing.

In a most enjoyable way, it will help you develop a certain skill and control. But there are many other ways of drawing to which you can apply this skill, and the more of them you explore, the more interesting your drawings will be. Lee J. Ames

The ability to make a credible, amusing, or attractive drawing never fails to fill a child with pride and a sense of accomplishment. This in itself provides the motivation for a child to cultivate that ability further. There are diverse approaches to developing the art of drawing.

Some contemporary ways stress freedom of expression, experimentation, and self-evaluation of competence and growth. More traditional is the follow me, step-by-step method which teaches through mimicry. Each approach has its own value, and one need not exclude the other. This book teaches a way of drawing based on the traditional method. It will give young people the opportunity to produce skillful, funny drawings of monsters and other creatures by following simple instructions. After completing a number of such drawings, the child will almost surely have picked up some of the fundamentals of handling and controlling the materials and of creating believable forms, and a sense of the discipline needed to master the art of drawing.

From here, the child can continue with other books in the DRAW 50 series and at the same time, explore other methods of drawing which he or she will now be better equipped to deal with.